Chandigarh: After second wave of virus, September turning deadly

CHANDIGARH: The city has witnessed six Covid deaths in September so far, the highest-ever after the end of the second wave. On Wednesday, a resident of Sector 48 succumbed to the virus, taking the toll to 819. The victim was a 74-year-old man suffering from diabetes and hypertension.

The oldest victim was a 92-year-old woman from Manimajra. She had died at Government Multi-specialty Hospital, Sector 16, on September 9. The youngest was a 24-year-old man from Sector 38. He lost his life on September14. He was admitted to a private hospital for the last seven months. He had no known comorbidity. Due to his hospitalisation, he had not been vaccinated.

On September 1, a 31-year-old man from Daria who had suffered a head injury in an accident case had died at PGI. On September 7, an 81-year-old man from Sector 18 had died. He had coronary artery disease and chronic liver disease.

Another senior citizen who had died due to Covid was an 80-year-old woman from Sector 20 on September 12. She had diabetes and coronary artery disease. “All the elderly victims were immunised against Covid. But it is not known for how long the antibodies remain,” said a public health expert. There are countries which have started booster doses for the elderly as they have seen their protective mechanism waning after complete immunisation. “The elderly were the first to get vaccinated and they have some or the other comorbidities. These all contribute to less protection against Covid,” said a PGI doctor.